Middle Branch Road Crash Driver Missing

The driver of this 2000 Pontiac Grand Am was nowhere
to be found after driving off the right side of the road
and striking an outcropping of rock, while westbound on Middle Branch Road just west of state Route 7
around 11:30 p.m. Friday. According to Ohio Highway
Patrol trooper Matt Poremba, the owner of the vehicle,
Randy Newberry of Lisbon was found sleeping at home
and said one of his friends had probably borrowed his
car although he was unsure who borrowed it. The crash
remains under investigation. Lisbon firefighters responded to the scene for traffic control and removed the debris from the roadway. Morning Journal/Patti Schaeffer